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Do not charge your people with the guilt of murdering an innocent person.’ Then they will be absolved of the guilt of this person’s blood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/21.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Accept atonement, O LORD, for your people Israel, whom you have redeemed, and do not set the guilt of innocent blood in the midst of your people Israel, so that their blood guilt be atoned for.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/21.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Accept this atonement, O LORD, for Your people Israel whom You have redeemed, and do not hold the shedding of innocent blood against them.” And the bloodshed will be atoned for.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/21.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Be merciful, O LORD, unto thy people Israel, whom thou hast redeemed, and lay not innocent blood unto thy people of Israel's charge. And the blood shall be forgiven them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/deuteronomy/21.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Provide atonement, O LORD, for Your people Israel, whom You have redeemed, and do not lay innocent blood to the charge of Your people Israel.’ And atonement shall be provided on their behalf for the blood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/deuteronomy/21.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Forgive Your people Israel whom You have redeemed, LORD, and do not place the guilt for innocent blood in the midst of Your people Israel.’ And the guilt for bloodshed shall be forgiven them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/21.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8216Forgive Your people Israel whom You have redeemed, O LORD, and do not place the guilt of innocent blood in the midst of Your people Israel.&#8217 And the bloodguiltiness shall be forgiven them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/deuteronomy/21.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘Forgive Thy people Israel whom Thou hast redeemed, O LORD, and do not place the guilt of innocent blood in the midst of Thy people Israel.’ And the bloodguiltiness shall be forgiven them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/deuteronomy/21.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Atone for Your people Israel whom You have redeemed, O Yahweh, and do not place the guilt of innocent blood in the midst of Your people Israel.’ And the bloodguiltiness shall be atoned for them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/deuteronomy/21.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Forgive Your people Israel whom You have redeemed, O LORD, and do not put the guilt of innocent blood among Your people Israel.’ And the guilt of blood shall be forgiven them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/deuteronomy/21.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />LORD, wipe away the guilt of your people Israel whom you redeemed, and do not hold the shedding of innocent blood against them.’ Then the responsibility for bloodshed will be wiped away from them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/deuteronomy/21.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br /> LORD, forgive Your people Israel You redeemed, and do not hold the shedding of innocent blood against them.&#8217 Then they will be absolved of responsibility for bloodshed. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/deuteronomy/21.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Forgive, O Jehovah, thy people Israel, whom thou hast redeemed, and suffer not innocent blood to remain in the midst of thy people Israel. And the blood shall be forgiven them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/deuteronomy/21.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Forgive, O LORD, thy people Israel, whom thou hast redeemed, and suffer not innocent blood to remain in the midst of thy people Israel. And the blood shall be forgiven them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/deuteronomy/21.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />LORD, make peace with your people Israel, whom you freed. Don't let the guilt of this unsolved murder remain among your people Israel." Then there will be peace with the LORD despite the murder.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/deuteronomy/21.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />LORD, forgive your people Israel, whom you rescued from Egypt. Forgive us and do not hold us responsible for the murder of an innocent person.' <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/deuteronomy/21.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Make atonement for your people Israel, whom you have redeemed, LORD, and don't charge the blood of an innocent man against them.' Then the blood shed will be atoned for. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/deuteronomy/21.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Do not blame your people Israel whom you redeemed, O LORD, and do not hold them accountable for the bloodshed of an innocent person." Then atonement will be made for the bloodshed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/deuteronomy/21.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Forgive, LORD, your people Israel, whom you have redeemed, and do not allow innocent blood in the midst of your people Israel." The blood shall be forgiven them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/deuteronomy/21.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Be merciful, O LORD, to thy people Israel, whom thou hast redeemed, and lay not innocent blood to the charge of thy people Israel. And the blood shall be forgiven them.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/deuteronomy/21.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Accept this atonement, O LORD, for Your people Israel whom You have redeemed, and do not hold the shedding of innocent blood against them.” And the bloodshed will be atoned for.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/deuteronomy/21.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Forgive, Yahweh, your people Israel, whom you have redeemed, and don’t allow innocent blood among your people Israel.” The blood shall be forgiven them. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/deuteronomy/21.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />receive atonement for Your people Israel, whom You have ransomed, O YHWH, and do not permit innocent blood in the midst of Your people Israel; and the blood has been pardoned to them,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/deuteronomy/21.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> receive atonement for Thy people Israel, whom Thou hast ransomed, O Jehovah, and suffer not innocent blood in the midst of Thy people Israel; and the blood hath been pardoned to them,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/deuteronomy/21.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Expiate for thy people Israel whom thou didst redeem, O Jehovah, and thou shalt not give innocent blood in the midst of thy people Israel. And the blood was expiated to them.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/deuteronomy/21.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Be merciful to thy people Israel, whom thou hast redeemed, O Lord, and lay not innocent blood to their charge, in the midst of thy people Israel. And the guilt of blood shall be taken from them: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/deuteronomy/21.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Be merciful to your people Israel, whom you have redeemed, O Lord, and do not charge them with innocent blood in the midst of your people Israel.’ And so the guilt of the blood will be taken away from them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/deuteronomy/21.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Absolve, O LORD, your people Israel, whom you have redeemed, and do not let the guilt of shedding innocent blood remain in the midst of your people Israel.” Thus they shall be absolved from the guilt of bloodshed,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/deuteronomy/21.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Absolve, O LORD, your people Israel, whom you redeemed; do not let the guilt of innocent blood remain in the midst of your people Israel.” Then they will be absolved of bloodguilt.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/deuteronomy/21.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Pardon, O LORD, thy people Israel, whom thou hast saved, and lay not innocent blood upon thy people Israel. And the guilt of blood shall be forgiven them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/deuteronomy/21.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Atone for your people, Israel, which you have saved, LORD JEHOVAH, and do not account innocent blood against your people Israel, and atonement will be made for them by the blood'.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/deuteronomy/21.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Forgive, O LORD, Thy people Israel, whom Thou hast redeemed, and suffer not innocent blood to remain in the midst of Thy people Israel.' And the blood shall be forgiven them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/deuteronomy/21.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Be merciful to thy people Israel, whom thou hast redeemed, O Lord, that innocent blood may not be charged on thy people Israel: and the blood shall be atoned for to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/deuteronomy/21-8.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/IRhBtZaVxJ0?start=5750" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/21.htm">The Atonement for an Unsolved Murder</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">7</span>and they shall declare, “Our hands did not shed this blood, nor did our eyes see it. <span class="reftext">8</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3722.htm" title="3722: kap·pêr (V-Piel-Imp-ms) -- A primitive root; to cover; figuratively, to expiate or condone, to placate or cancel.">Accept this atonement,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">O LORD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: lə·‘am·mə·ḵā (Prep-l:: N-msc:: 2ms) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">for Your people</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">Israel</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer- (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">whom</a> <a href="/hebrew/6299.htm" title="6299: pā·ḏî·ṯā (V-Qal-Perf-2ms) -- To ransom. A primitive root; to sever, i.e. Ransom; gener. To release, preserve.">You have redeemed,</a> <a href="/hebrew/408.htm" title="408: wə·’al- (Conj-w:: Adv) -- Not (a subjective neg.). A negative particle; not; once as a noun, nothing.">and do not</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: tit·tên (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">hold</a> <a href="/hebrew/5355.htm" title="5355: nā·qî (Adj-ms) -- Clean, free from, exempt. Or naqiyi,; from naqah; innocent.">the shedding of innocent</a> <a href="/hebrew/1818.htm" title="1818: dām (N-ms) -- Blood. From damam; blood of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively bloodshed.">blood</a> <a href="/hebrew/7130.htm" title="7130: bə·qe·reḇ (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- Inward part, midst. From qarab; properly, the nearest part, i.e. The center, whether literal, figurative or adverbial.">against</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: ‘am·mə·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">them.”</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity."></a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·hem (Prep-l:: Pro-3mp) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/1818.htm" title="1818: had·dām (Art:: N-ms) -- Blood. From damam; blood of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively bloodshed.">And the bloodshed</a> <a href="/hebrew/3722.htm" title="3722: wə·nik·kap·pêr (Conj-w:: V-Nithpael-ConjPerf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to cover; figuratively, to expiate or condone, to placate or cancel.">will be atoned for.</a> </span><span class="reftext">9</span>So you shall purge from among you the guilt of shedding innocent blood, since you have done what is right in the eyes of the LORD.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/35-33.htm">Numbers 35:33-34</a></span><br />Do not pollute the land where you live, for bloodshed pollutes the land, and no atonement can be made for the land on which the blood is shed, except by the blood of the one who shed it. / Do not defile the land where you live and where I dwell. For I, the LORD, dwell among the Israelites.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/17-11.htm">Leviticus 17:11</a></span><br />For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it to you to make atonement for your souls upon the altar; for it is the blood that makes atonement for the soul.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/9-22.htm">Hebrews 9:22</a></span><br />According to the law, in fact, nearly everything must be purified with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/1-7.htm">1 John 1:7</a></span><br />But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/51-14.htm">Psalm 51:14</a></span><br />Deliver me from bloodguilt, O God, the God of my salvation, and my tongue will sing of Your righteousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-18.htm">Isaiah 1:18</a></span><br />“Come now, let us reason together,” says the LORD. “Though your sins are like scarlet, they will be as white as snow; though they are as red as crimson, they will become like wool.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/27-24.htm">Matthew 27:24</a></span><br />When Pilate saw that he was accomplishing nothing, but that instead a riot was breaking out, he took water and washed his hands before the crowd. “I am innocent of this man’s blood,” he said. “You bear the responsibility.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/1-18.htm">1 Peter 1:18-19</a></span><br />For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life you inherited from your forefathers, / but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or spot.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/3-25.htm">Romans 3:25</a></span><br />God presented Him as an atoning sacrifice in His blood through faith, in order to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His forbearance He had passed over the sins committed beforehand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/1-7.htm">Ephesians 1:7</a></span><br />In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/1-20.htm">Colossians 1:20</a></span><br />and through Him to reconcile to Himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through the blood of His cross.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/4-10.htm">Genesis 4:10</a></span><br />“What have you done?” replied the LORD. “The voice of your brother’s blood cries out to Me from the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/7-14.htm">2 Chronicles 7:14</a></span><br />and if My people who are called by My name humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, forgive their sin, and heal their land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/31-34.htm">Jeremiah 31:34</a></span><br />No longer will each man teach his neighbor or his brother, saying, ‘Know the LORD,’ because they will all know Me, from the least of them to the greatest, declares the LORD. For I will forgive their iniquities and will remember their sins no more.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/7-18.htm">Micah 7:18-19</a></span><br />Who is a God like You, who pardons iniquity and passes over the transgression of the remnant of His inheritance—who does not retain His anger forever, because He delights in loving devotion? / He will again have compassion on us; He will vanquish our iniquities. You will cast out all our sins into the depths of the sea.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Be merciful, O LORD, to your people Israel, whom you have redeemed, and lay not innocent blood to your people of Israel's charge. And the blood shall be forgiven them.</p><p class="hdg">lay not</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/35-33.htm">Numbers 35:33</a></b></br> So ye shall not pollute the land wherein ye <i>are</i>: for blood it defileth the land: and the land cannot be cleansed of the blood that is shed therein, but by the blood of him that shed it.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/3-28.htm">2 Samuel 3:28</a></b></br> And afterward when David heard <i>it</i>, he said, I and my kingdom <i>are</i> guiltless before the LORD for ever from the blood of Abner the son of Ner:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/24-4.htm">2 Kings 24:4</a></b></br> And also for the innocent blood that he shed: for he filled Jerusalem with innocent blood; which the LORD would not pardon.</p><p class="hdg">unto thy people [heb] in the midst </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/deuteronomy/20-11.htm">Accept</a> <a href="/numbers/35-32.htm">Allow</a> <a href="/isaiah/22-14.htm">Atoned</a> <a href="/numbers/35-33.htm">Atonement</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/21-7.htm">Blood</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/19-10.htm">Bloodguiltiness</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/19-10.htm">Bloodshed</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/19-3.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/17-18.htm">Charge</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/19-16.htm">Crime</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/21-7.htm">Death</a> <a href="/isaiah/27-9.htm">Expiated</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/19-14.htm">Hold</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/19-13.htm">Innocent</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/20-3.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/1-38.htm">Israel's</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/20-12.htm">Lay</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-31.htm">Merciful</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/20-13.htm">Mercy</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/19-20.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/numbers/35-33.htm">Pardoned</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/9-26.htm">Ransomed</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/19-14.htm">Receive</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/15-15.htm">Redeemed</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/21-6.htm">Responsible</a> <a href="/numbers/22-16.htm">Suffer</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/deuteronomy/33-11.htm">Accept</a> <a href="/joshua/10-19.htm">Allow</a> <a href="/1_samuel/3-14.htm">Atoned</a> <a href="/2_samuel/21-3.htm">Atonement</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/21-9.htm">Blood</a> <a href="/1_samuel/25-26.htm">Bloodguiltiness</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/22-8.htm">Bloodshed</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/21-9.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/22-20.htm">Charge</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/21-9.htm">Crime</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/21-9.htm">Death</a> <a href="/1_samuel/3-14.htm">Expiated</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/21-19.htm">Hold</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/21-9.htm">Innocent</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/21-21.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/joshua/10-30.htm">Israel's</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/21-19.htm">Lay</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-43.htm">Merciful</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-50.htm">Mercy</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/21-9.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-43.htm">Pardoned</a> <a href="/nehemiah/1-10.htm">Ransomed</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/33-3.htm">Receive</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/24-18.htm">Redeemed</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/21-19.htm">Responsible</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/26-6.htm">Suffer</a><div class="vheading2">Deuteronomy 21</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/21-1.htm">The Atonement for an Unsolved Murder</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/21-10.htm">The usage of a captive taken to wife</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/21-15.htm">The firstborn is not to be disinherited upon private affection</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/21-18.htm">A rebellious son is to be stoned to death</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/21-22.htm">The malefactor must not hang all night on a tree</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The concept of atonement is central to the sacrificial system established in the Mosaic Law, where blood sacrifices were offered to cover sins (<a href="/leviticus/17-11.htm">Leviticus 17:11</a>). The plea for God to accept atonement underscores the belief in God's sovereignty and mercy. It also foreshadows the ultimate atonement through Jesus Christ, whose sacrifice on the cross provides eternal redemption (<a href="/hebrews/9-12.htm">Hebrews 9:12</a>).<p><b>for Your people Israel</b><br>The phrase emphasizes the covenant relationship between God and Israel. Israel is often referred to as God's chosen people, a nation set apart to demonstrate His laws and character to the world (<a href="/exodus/19-5.htm">Exodus 19:5-6</a>). This covenant relationship is foundational to understanding the Old Testament narrative and God's redemptive plan, which ultimately extends to all nations through Christ (<a href="/galatians/3-28.htm">Galatians 3:28-29</a>).<p><b>whom You have redeemed</b><br>Redemption in the Old Testament often refers to God's deliverance of Israel from slavery in Egypt (<a href="/exodus/6-6.htm">Exodus 6:6</a>). This historical act of redemption is a type of the greater spiritual redemption that comes through Jesus Christ, who redeems believers from the bondage of sin (<a href="/ephesians/1-7.htm">Ephesians 1:7</a>). The use of "redeemed" here highlights God's ongoing role as the Redeemer of His people.<p><b>and do not hold the shedding of innocent blood against them.</b><br>This plea acknowledges the seriousness of shedding innocent blood, which is a grave sin in biblical law (<a href="/genesis/9-6.htm">Genesis 9:6</a>). The context of <a href="/deuteronomy/21.htm">Deuteronomy 21</a> involves a ritual for atoning for unsolved murders, emphasizing communal responsibility and the need for justice. The request for God not to hold this sin against Israel points to the need for divine mercy and forgiveness, themes that are fulfilled in the New Testament through Christ's atoning work (1 <a href="/john/1-9.htm">John 1:9</a>).<p><b>And the bloodshed will be atoned for.</b><br>This assurance of atonement reflects the effectiveness of the prescribed ritual in restoring the community's standing before God. It highlights the principle that God provides a means for reconciliation and cleansing from sin. In the broader biblical narrative, this points to the ultimate atonement made by Jesus, whose blood cleanses believers from all sin (<a href="/hebrews/9-14.htm">Hebrews 9:14</a>). The concept of atonement is central to understanding the sacrificial system and its fulfillment in Christ.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The nation chosen by God, consisting of the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. In this context, Israel is seeking atonement for innocent bloodshed.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant God of Israel, who is appealed to for forgiveness and atonement.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/i/innocent_blood.htm">Innocent Blood</a></b><br>Refers to the shedding of blood by someone who is not guilty of a crime deserving death. The community seeks to be absolved from the guilt of such an act.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/a/atonement.htm">Atonement</a></b><br>A ritual or act of making amends for sin or wrongdoing, in this case, the shedding of innocent blood.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/e/elders_and_judges.htm">Elders and Judges</a></b><br>Leaders responsible for ensuring justice and carrying out the atonement ritual described in the surrounding verses.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_sanctity_of_life.htm">The Sanctity of Life</a></b><br>The passage underscores the value God places on human life and the seriousness of shedding innocent blood. As believers, we are called to uphold the sanctity of life in all circumstances.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_responsibility.htm">Community Responsibility</a></b><br>The ritual described involves the community's leaders, indicating that the community shares responsibility for addressing sin and seeking atonement. We are reminded of our role in supporting justice and reconciliation within our communities.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_need_for_atonement.htm">The Need for Atonement</a></b><br>The plea for atonement reflects humanity's need for divine forgiveness. This points us to the ultimate atonement provided through Jesus Christ, encouraging us to rely on His sacrifice for our redemption.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_justice_and_mercy.htm">God's Justice and Mercy</a></b><br>The passage balances God's justice with His mercy, as He provides a means for atonement. We are called to reflect this balance in our interactions with others, offering forgiveness while upholding justice.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/intercession_and_prayer.htm">Intercession and Prayer</a></b><br>The elders' prayer for atonement highlights the power of intercession. We are encouraged to pray for our communities and seek God's intervention in areas of injustice and wrongdoing.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_deuteronomy_21.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Deuteronomy 21</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_lamb's_book_of_life.htm">What is the Lamb's Book of Life?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_a_heifer_sacrifice_resolve_guilt.htm">Deuteronomy 21:1-9: How does sacrificing a heifer in a remote valley effectively resolve guilt for an unsolved murder?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_would_god_command_a_sacrifice.htm">Why would a loving God command a human sacrifice in Genesis 22:2?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_gal._3_13_remove_deut._21_23's_curse.htm">Why does Galatians 3:13 claim the curse is removed by Christ, when Deuteronomy 21:23 still applies the curse to anyone hanged on a tree?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/deuteronomy/21-8.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Accept this atonement,</span><br /><span class="heb">כַּפֵּר֩</span> <span class="translit">(kap·pêr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3722.htm">Strong's 3722: </a> </span><span class="str2">To cover, to expiate, condone, to placate, cancel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">O LORD,</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for Your people</span><br /><span class="heb">לְעַמְּךָ֨</span> <span class="translit">(lə·‘am·mə·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> </span><span class="str2">A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Israel</span><br /><span class="heb">יִשְׂרָאֵ֤ל</span> <span class="translit">(yiś·rā·’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> </span><span class="str2">Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc</span><br /><br /><span class="word">whom</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶׁר־</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šer-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">You have redeemed,</span><br /><span class="heb">פָּדִ֙יתָ֙</span> <span class="translit">(pā·ḏî·ṯā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6299.htm">Strong's 6299: </a> </span><span class="str2">To sever, ransom, gener, to release, preserve</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and do not</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאַל־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_408.htm">Strong's 408: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not</span><br /><br /><span class="word">hold</span><br /><span class="heb">תִּתֵּן֙</span> <span class="translit">(tit·tên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, put, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the shedding of innocent</span><br /><span class="heb">נָקִ֔י</span> <span class="translit">(nā·qî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5355.htm">Strong's 5355: </a> </span><span class="str2">Clean, free from, exempt</span><br /><br /><span class="word">blood</span><br /><span class="heb">דָּ֣ם</span> <span class="translit">(dām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1818.htm">Strong's 1818: </a> </span><span class="str2">Blood, of man, an animal, the juice of the grape, bloodshed</span><br /><br /><span class="word">against</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּקֶ֖רֶב</span> <span class="translit">(bə·qe·reḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7130.htm">Strong's 7130: </a> </span><span class="str2">The nearest part, the center</span><br /><br /><span class="word">them.”</span><br /><span class="heb">עַמְּךָ֣</span> <span class="translit">(‘am·mə·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> </span><span class="str2">A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock</span><br /><br /><span class="word">And the bloodshed</span><br /><span class="heb">הַדָּֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(had·dām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1818.htm">Strong's 1818: </a> </span><span class="str2">Blood, of man, an animal, the juice of the grape, bloodshed</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will be atoned for.</span><br /><span class="heb">וְנִכַּפֵּ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(wə·nik·kap·pêr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nithpael - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3722.htm">Strong's 3722: </a> </span><span class="str2">To cover, to expiate, condone, to placate, cancel</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/21-8.htm">Deuteronomy 21:8 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/21-8.htm">Deuteronomy 21:8 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/21-8.htm">Deuteronomy 21:8 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/21-8.htm">Deuteronomy 21:8 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/21-8.htm">Deuteronomy 21:8 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/deuteronomy/21-8.htm">Deuteronomy 21:8 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/deuteronomy/21-8.htm">Deuteronomy 21:8 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/deuteronomy/21-8.htm">Deuteronomy 21:8 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/deuteronomy/21-8.htm">Deuteronomy 21:8 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/deuteronomy/21-8.htm">Deuteronomy 21:8 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/deuteronomy/21-8.htm">OT Law: Deuteronomy 21:8 Forgive Yahweh your people Israel whom you (Deut. 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